Subj:	BDBL
Date:	4/28/99 11:06:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	BSakolsky
To:	Bdbl1999
CC:	CWS33@ix.netcom.com

Mike-

Below is a letter that Chuck has asked me to forward to you, and I concur his statements.  Chuck 
sites most of the reasons that bothered me, but omitted my displeasure in the bookkeeping that 
is required for tracking at-bats and pitcher restrictions (far too much work involved for a 
league that does not have weekly disks sent out).  But the kicker were the trades you made and 
the fact that all credibility and validity of having a salary cap went out the window, and the 
obvious one-sidedness of them.  Having been a commissioner in the past myself, I believe I know 
what is and is not in the best interest of a league for a commish to do.  As I said, Chuck's words 
below speak for me.

-Bryan



Mike - 

I have decided to submit my resignation to the BDBL.  I do this for several
reasons:  

First and foremost, I play fantasy baseball to have fun, when it is no
longer fun it is time to do something else.  I believe I am at that point.
I have tried to be a good member of the BDBL however I am somewhat
opinionated based on many years of experience in fantasy leagues.  Since I
signed up for the league I have tried to pass these on to you, but to no
avail.

Second, we are approximately 1/3 of the way through the season.  I made
some sabremetric predictions based on the stats which are currently posted
on the web.  If you are not familiar with these, a team's winning percentage
can be predicted from the amount of runs scored and allowed.  Using this
process, three teams appear to be severely out of "family", the Marauder,
Undertakers and Ryche.  If these numbers are projected over a 162 game
season the difference between predicted wins and actual ones may be as high
as 15 (an incredibility higher number than I have ever seen when making
these comparisons.)  While I do not know these managers personally, it
appears that by looking at the home-away records the Ryche's results are
somewhat suspect, since they are 7-15 at home and 21-9 on the road, I find
it difficult to believe that when playing the game a manager win 70% of the
time and when not his team wins at a 32% clip.

Third, the deals you made were very good for you and based upon those you
should have no trouble winning the First BDBL Championship, even the
reworked deal.  I look at those deals and wondered what the other guys were
thinking.  Curtis, (now Bradley and Henry) and a bunch of picks for
Stottlemyre and Lankford???  I don't view the picks being worth much with a
salary cap in place.  I see no benefit in dumping salary this year since
there is no carryover provision in the rules, i.e., you could exceed the cap
that much next year.  The Nen deal was an absolute steal, Nen (with some of
the best stats around) for a journeyman pitcher (at best) and two prospects
(Davis must not be close to ML material since he was not called up when
Hernandez went down.)  I just find it disappointing that a commissioner
would make these types of deals.  My question to you is that based on these
two deals how can you "reject" a trade that you would view to be an
unbalanced one?  

Lastly, and one of the most important.  I don't believe that the current
salary structure and format you have laid out will work in the long run.
Based on the rules, each team will have a lot of turnover year after year
which for some maybe what they had in mind when joining the BDBL but for me
it is not.

Best Regards and Good Luck

Chuck Shaeffer
Morgan Hill Panthers